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Rex Rammell has had to change the colorful graphics on his giant, decorated “Conservative Express” RV twice in the last month and a half. First, he changed, “Time for a new kind of Senator” to “Time for a new kind of Congressman,” when the former independent candidate for U.S. Senate decided to take on U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson next year in the GOP primary. “We just covered up the words, so it didn’t cost very much,” Rammell said. Then, the graphics had to be readjusted again - now “Congressman” has been replaced with “Governor.”
Rammell announced today that he’ll run for governor as a Republican, challenging Gov. Butch Otter in the GOP primary if Otter decides to seek another term. “I watched what Butch had done,” Rammell said. “He reminded me of a guy that’s not going to run for re-election. Usually, if you want to be re-elected, you don’t go cause a bunch of trouble.” Added Rammell, “I could be totally wrong.” He said his observation of politicians shows that “these guys, when they’re up for re-election, they’re pretty careful, every one of ‘em. And he totally isn’t at all.”
Rammell said if he ends up running against the incumbent governor in the primary, “My position would be that Butch had done a lot of damage to himself by picking a fight with the Legislature, and he would be vulnerable to defeat by a Democrat in 2010.” Otter hasn’t yet said if he’ll seek another term when his first term ends next year; nor have any other candidates announced for the race, from any party.
Betsy Z. Russell covers Idaho news from The Spokesman-Review's bureau in Boise.
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darcyism on May 13 at 11:33 a.m.
He should have used a HOT AIR balloon…lol…
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Arpie on May 13 at 11:50 a.m.
I wish he had changed the graphic as well. What he has is a picture of the Tetons, a Wyoming mountan range. There are great views of the Tetons near where he lives, but his picture is from the east-Jackson Hole, Wyoming -side.
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Sisyphus on May 13 at 1:14 p.m.
Good point Arpie. I can't believe I missed that.
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Phaedrus on May 13 at 3:33 p.m.
“I could be totally wrong.”—
That's the first clue this guy has shown.
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LLIdaho on May 14 at 10:12 a.m.
I did find it amusing that Norm Semanko felt the need to put out a press release about the change. I can't tell if it was in support of the Governor or simply because he was irked that Rammell didn't get his blessing.
Semanko - “I am perplexed by Rex Rammell's most recent annoucement. For the past month, Rammell has been running against Congressman Mike Simpson; before that, he was an independent running against Senator Risch. I am not sure which party he belongs to — or if he belongs to one at all. Serious Republican candidates for higher office typically contact the Chairman of the Party to discuss their plans prior to making this kind of announcement. That wasn't done in this case.”
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fortboise on May 15 at 9:20 p.m.
On the bright side, he's keeping a highly-skilled bus painter employed.
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